Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Job, in God's own words (Job 38:2), expresses his deep and humble penitence. Thou hast asked. "Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge?" I take the description home to myself: I am the man! God's word concerning our guilt should be engraven on our hearts, and form the goundwork of our confession. Most men, in confessing sin, palliate rather than confess. Job, in omitting 'by words' before "without knowledge" (Job 33:2), goes even further than God's accusation. Not merely my words, but my whole thoughts and ways were "without knowledge."
Too wonderful - I rashly denied that thou hast any fixed plan in governing human affairs, merely because thy plan was "too wonderful" for my comprehension.